The following is a list of helpful resources for those interested in learning more.
Writing
•The Art of Dramatic Writing
•Making a Good Script Great
•Secrets of Screenplay Structure
•Writing Dialogue
•Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting
•Plots Unlimited: A Creative Source for Generating a Virtually Limitless Number and Variety of Story Plots and Outlines
•Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
•How to Write a Movie in 21 Days
•The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (Hollywood Standard: The Complete & Authoritative Guide to)
•Screenplay Workbook: The Writing Before the Writing
•The Screenwriter’s Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script
•Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for Writing and Selling to
•500 Ways to Beat the Hollywood Script Reader: Writing the Screenplay the Reader Will Recommend
•Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds: The Guaranteed Way to Get Your Screenplay or Novel Read
•Writing the Killer Treatment: Selling Your Story Without a Script
•The Script Selling Game: A Hollywood Insider’s Look at Getting Your Script Sold and Produced
Directing
•Directing Your Directing Career, Support Book & Agent Guide for Directors: Second Edition
•My First Movie: Twenty Celebrated Directors Talk about Their First Film
•My First Movie: Take Two: Ten Celebrated Directors Talk About Their First Film
•My First Movie, Take Two: Ten Celebrated Directors TAlk About Their First Film (Vintage)
•First Time Director: How to Make Your Breakthrough Movie
•The Working Director: How to Arrive, Survive and Thrive in the Director’s Chair
•Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television
•On Directing Film
•The Film Director’s Team
•From Word to Image: Storyboarding and the Filmmaking Process
•Total Directing: Integrating Camera and Performance in Film and Television
•Film Directing: Cinematic Motion, Second Edition
•Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
•Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics, Third Edition
Producing
•Dealmaking in the Film & Television Industry: From Negotiations to Final Contracts
•43 Ways to Finance Your Feature Film: A Comprehensive Analysis of Film Finance
•Filmmakers and Financing, Fifth Edition: Business Plans for Independents
•Filmmakers and Financing, Sixth Edition
•Producing, Financing, and Distributing Film: A Comprehensive Legal and Business Guide
•The Insider’s Guide to Independent Film Distribution
•Independent Film Distribution: How to Make a Successful End Run Around the Big Guys
•The Feature Film Distribution Deal: A Critical Analysis of the Single Most Important Film Industry Agreement
•The Biz: The Basic Business, Legal and Financial Aspects of the Film Industry (Biz: The Basic Business, Legal & Financial Aspects of the Film)
•Movie Money: Understanding Hollywood’s (Creative) Accounting Practices, 2nd ed.
•Movie Business Book
•The Independent Film Producer’s Survival Guide: A Business and Legal Sourcebook
•Produced By . . .: Balancing Art And Business In The Movie Industry
•I Wake up Screening: What to Do Once You’ve Made That Movie
•Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide
•The Complete Independent Movie Marketing Handbook
•Contracts for the Film & Television Industry
•The Complete Film Production Handbook, Third Edition
•From Reel to Deal: Everything You Need to Create a Successful Independent Film
•Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
Filmmaking
•Basic Shooting
•Advanced Shooting
•Independent Feature Film Production: A Complete Guide from Concept Through Distribution
•The Filmmaker’s Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age
•The Guerilla Film Makers Movie Blueprint
•The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook (All New American Edition)
•The Complete DVD Book: Designing, Producing and Marketing Your Independent Film on DVD
•Extreme DV at Used-Car Prices: How to Write, Direct, Shoot, Edit, and Produce a Digital Video Feature for LessThan $3,000
•Digital Moviemaking
•The DV Rebel’s Guide: An All-Digital Approach to Making Killer Action Movies on the Cheap (Peachpit)
•The IFILM Digital Video Filmmaker’s Handbook
•Film Scheduling: Or, How Long Will It Take to Shoot Your Movie?
•Film & Video Budgets, Revised and Updated Edition
•Film Budgeting: Or How Much Will It Cost to Shoot Your Movie?
•Light It Right – The Essential Guide to Lighting for Video
•Masters of Light: Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers
•Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers
•The Five C’s of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques
•Film Lighting
•Painting With Light
•Lighting for Digital Video & Television, Second Edition
